Prepare to check in Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui.
Vogue confirms that the glamorous Thailand resort was the official filming location of The White Lotus season three. It comes after a year of fervent speculation about what real hotel would stand in for the fictional White Lotus—with social media users poring over production stills and even studying the social media account of the HBO show’s creator, Mike White.
Nestled in tropical greenery upon a sandy beach overlooking the Gulf of Siam, the Four Seasons Koh Samui is an idyllic shoot location. Although fans of The White Lotus know that it’s a dark beauty—as each season, a murder occurs. You just don’t know who until the last episode. The season three cast includes Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, and Blackpink’s Lisa.
But beyond its titillating whodunnit reveal, The White Lotus is acclaimed for its whip-smart character studies that examine privilege and power dynamics, whether that’s through the lens of money, sex, or in the case of the upcoming third installment—spirituality. “[The next season] will be a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality,” White said in a behind-the-scenes video.
Season one and two of The White Lotus were also filmed at Four Seasons locations (Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawai’i and Four Seasons San Domenico Palace in Sicily, respectively).
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